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SHOOTING GALLERY. APPL1cAT|oN F1LED1uLY21.1914.

1,1 93,462. Patented Aug. 1, 1916.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 21. I9I4.

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and more particularly f which shall be characterized invention 1s more or and AUGUSTUS lstood that` the invention.

CHARLES HOBTON, OF NEW YORK, AND

AUGUSTUS M. HENRY, orLAncHMoNr, NEW

SHOOTING-GALLERY.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES HonroN M. HENRY, citizens of the United States of America, and residents of, respectively, the borough' of Brooklyn,in the county of Kings, city and State of New York, and Larchmont, in the county of Westchester, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shooting-Galleries, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to games of skill, aims to provide an embodiment adapted for use in a shooting gallery, although it is expressly to be underbroadly contemplates means the functioning of which may be caused missile. f

An important object of the present invention is to disclose an embodiment thereof by anability to reproduce the essential features of any known game or contest, such as baseball, football or. the like, in a Ishooting gallery or the like so constructed that any person may exercise his skill or. aim,I in connection therewith, to effect a recordation ofl various characteristic features of the particular game thus embodied.

An exceedingly important object of the to provide a permanently located target, the striking of which or any segment of which, by a missile, being adapted to cause, through the provision of appropriate means, an automatic recordation of the characteristic features aforesaid..

Other objects and aims of the invention,- less broad than those stated above, together with the advantages inherent, will be inpart obvious and in part specifically referred to in the course of the following de-v scription of the elements, combinations, arrangements of parts, and applications o principles constituting the invention; an

the scope of protection contemplated will appear from the claims. p v

. ln the accompanyingF drawings, which are to be taken as a part o this specification and wherein are shown a possible embodiment of this invention adapted to be'used as a shooting gallery4 substantially in accordance with the rules of the game of baseball; Figure 1 is a front elevation of said embodiment; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof; Fig. 3 'is a vertical sectional view of said embodi- Specification of Letters Patent.

' 7 is an enlarged vviewed as ment, certain of the parts being shown in elevation and certain of the parts being shown partially in elevation and partially broken away; Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view, showing one of the baserunnersupporting members 31, one of the spindles 31h, one of the manikins 31, one of the nuts 29, one of the bolts 29a, oneof the eXpansile springs 32, a portion of revoluble wheel 23, and a portion of clutch-ring 30; Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view showing in front elevation one of said manikins 31C; Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail view showingin perspective the home-plate latch 41 and certain of its associated parts, as the same would be viewed as indicated by the arrows 41 shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the disk alc being removed for urposes of clarity; Fig.

etail view, showing the segments of the permanently located target and certain of their associated parts, as the same wouldbe viewed from in front; Fig. 8 is a sectional view, taken on the line 8*-8 ofFig. 7 ;\Fig. 9 is a horizontal sectional view, taken on the line 9--9 of Fig 8; Fig. 10 is an enlarged detail view, showing in perspective the `cam-shaft 65 and its associated parts, as theywould be viewed as indicated bythe arrows 42 shown in Figs. 2 and 3; Fig. 11 is anenlarged detail view, showing in perspective mount -93 and its associated parts, as the same would be indicated by the arrows 4.3 shown in Figs. 2 and 3; Fig. 12 is an enlarged ldetail view, partially brokenv away, illustrating in perspective the lockbar 100 and certain of its associated parts, as the same would be viewed as indicated by the arrow lill shown in Fig 3; Fig. 13 is a rear elevation, partially broken away, showing a possible adaptation of the'present embodiment so designed as to cause the more important travels of manikins 31c to be in straight paths, rather than' in arcuate paths, as would be the case were the present embodiment constructed in accordance with the disclosure of Figs. 1 to 12 inclusive; Fig. 14: is an enlarged detailsectional view', taken on the line 14g-414i of Fig. 13; Fig. 15 elevation of certain of the parts shown 1n Fig. 13, said view being partially in section and partiallybroken away; and Fig. 16 is an enlarged detail view, showing in perspective onev of base-runner.support ing members 31c as the same would be viewed Patented Aug. 1, 1916.

f` Application filed July 21, 1914. Serial No. 852,193.

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as indicated by Figs. 14 and 15.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawings:

Referring now particularly to the disclosure of Figs. l to 12 inclusive, the reference numeral 15 represen-'ts a supporting frame or main casting. The general structure is maintained upright by means of the presence of said main frame, the presence of an auxiliary wall-member 16 and the presence of thenine tie-rods 17, 18, 19 and 20 which rigidly connect said main frame and said wall-member and serve to space said wall-member predeterminedly in front vof said main-frame. Fixedly mounted upon the main-frame as upon bosses l5a is a vertically arranged circular tracker-member 21, the front vertical face of which member serves as a permanently located track over which continuously rides the three idlers 22 while the wheel 23 which carries these idlers (See particularly Fig. 3). It is important from the outset and at all times to remember that this wheel 23, as well as the driving sleeve 24, and the parts which as hereinafter described are carried thereby, are continuously rotating.

The hub-portion 23a of wheel 23 is p-rovided with a main bore (which as shown in Fig. 3 is of equal diameter to the bore formed through the hub-portion 15b of the main-frame 15,) and is also provided with the arrows 45 shown in a counter-bore which is disclosed in said Fig. 3 as loosely accommodating therein a- Short shaft 25a.

This short shaft is xedly carried upon the rear face ofthe anchored circular shield 25. Shield 25 has as its main function to act as a missile-proof protector for the parts located in rear thereof and it may also serve to aord' a background upon which may be inscribed a diagrammatic representation of a base-ball dia- (See Fig. 1). The service last-men.- tioned makes preferable the anchorage of this shield-for whichv purpose the com panion brackets 26 (but one of which brackets, and that one in F ig. 3being disclosed) are provided. This shield, although itself, fixed as aforesaid, is additionally supported by the continuouslyV rotating, wheel 23, for

A erant nuts 29a (see the shortV shaft 25 a is provided with anl annular groove 25b and within this groove extend the Stud-ends carried by three annularly equidistant screws (one of said screws being disclosed at 27 .in Fig. 3) which are threadedinto said wheels hub 23a. Wheel 23 has xedly mounted thereon, arranged rearwardly by means of the six boltsl 29 and the cop- Figs. 2, 3 and 4), a clutchring 30. The peripheral outer surfaces of wheel 23 are formed as shownin Figs. 3

and 4, and the peripheral 'outer'-surfaces of of lts rim, and attached 41.- Arm 39b anddisk 41b the associated clutch-ring 30 are formed as also shown in said figures; there being thus established between said wheel and its ring an annular groove having the doubly undercut cross-section disclosed. The blaseportions 31a of four baserunnersupport ing members 31 are adaptedto lie within said annular groove; and, the nuts 29 havingbeen adjusted sufficiently to make suitable the compressiony of expansile springs 32, friction will cause the continuous rotation of wheel 23 and clutch-ring 30 as one unit to transport with them all the members 31 which are not halted by means of one of the latches 39, 38, 40 and 41. Each member 31 consists in the main of a horizontally arranged sleeve within which is rotativ'ely journaled a spindle 31 Upon the end of each spindle which extends forwardly of its member 31 vis ixedly mounted a suitably designed manikin or base-runner 31C.` particularly Figs. 4 and 5). Each of these base-runners is preferably loaded with a mass of material 31d located below the center of spindle 31b and of such a weight that the base-runner will always hang upright. Each member 3l (see Figs. 4 and 6) carries a horizontally and rearwardly offset lug 3le adapted to coperate with any of the said latches 39, 38, 40 and 41.

Referring for the moment particularly to (See Fig. 1, let us assume that the base-point delineation 35' represents first-base, the base-point7 delineation 36 represents second-base and the base-pointdelineation 37 represents third-base7; and that the home-plate ,is located somewhere in rear of wall-member 16. The second-base latch` 38 is keyed upon and normally spring- 4pressed toward the front end of a spindle 38a journaled within a boss formed upon the main-frame 15 (see Fig. 3); the first base-latch 32 being each similarly. keyed and springbiased upon a similar spindle, these justinentioned' spindles vbeing each journaled. within a suitable base formed upon trackerring 21. (See Fig. 2). The home-plate. latch 41 is'merely ixedly mounted upon one -end of a suitable'spindle journaled within a boss 41a ;(see Figs. 2, 3 and6) formed upon a bracket 41b carried by main-frame 15. This latch 41, unlike the other latches, carries asbest shown in Fig. 6 (the be referred to in av moment being omitted inthis gure) anauxiliary latch-tooth 41d. The first-base spindle has iixedly mounted upon its rear end an o'set arm 39h, the second-base spindle has flxedly mounted upon itsy roof end an offset arm 38", the third-base spindle has fxedly mounted upon its rear end an offset segment 40h, and the homeplate spindle has xedly (and concentrically) mounted upon-its rear end a disk are connected as and the third-basel latch 40 shown by a link 42, arm 38b and segment 49', but without and relatively of all the 40b are connected as shown by a'link 43, and other target segment supporting. levers. segment 40b and disk 41b are connected as This is important as will appear in the next shown'by a link 44. (See Figs. 2 .and 3). two paragraphs hereinafter. When such an A link-bar 45 is at one end pivotally conoperation of Irocker arm 46 occurs, no matter 70 nected with said disk, and at its other end which one of the four target segments it is said link-bar is adjustably connected as that causes a functioning of its appropriate shown withfthe free terminus of a rockerstud 54, a downward pull is exerted on linkarm 46 fixedly carried by the rock-shaft 47. bar 45. Thereupon the four latches 39,l 38,

l@ (See Figs. 2, 3 and 7 Rock-shaft 47 is 40 and 41 are opened, that is, each of said 75 loosely journaled within'the sleeve-blocks 48 latches, relatively of Fig. 2, is swung clockwhich are supported by the tie-rods 20, and wisely so as to clear the arcuate path of upon this rock-shaft are seven loosely pivtravel which, concentric with the periphery oted target-segment supporting levers (see of wheel 23,may be traversed as herein de- Figs. 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8).; levers 49 and -49' scribed by the lugs 31e of the four base-run- 53 supporting the what may be termed here ners 31. At the commencement of a series one-base-hit segment 49a; levers 51A and of efforts by a contestant, all the base-run- 50' supporting the what may be termed ners are collected rightwardly (relatively of v two-base-hit segment 50a; levers 51 and Fig. 2) of latch 41. This latch 41 is quite 51' supporting thel what may be termed. important, and is additionally shown in perhere' three-base-hit segment 51a, and lever spective, as when viewed in the direction of 52 supporting the what may be 'termed here the arrow 41 of Fig. 2, in Fig. 6. In Fig. home-run segment 52a. These segments I6 the pertinent parts of two of the .four .are established in spaced relation, and over'- base-runners 31 are shown; and these pertilappingly of the hole-53 formed in wallnent parts may readily be identified by 90 member 16, as best shownin Fig. 3; each of glancing at Fig. 4. Now only one (but althe segments being ixedly mounted upon its ways one) of said base-runners is desired to supporting-lever or levers by means of the be released from' its latch 41 upon every illustrated rigid rods 54. Now, it is imdown-pull of link-bar 45, no matter which portant in this embodiment that when any one of the four target segments is struck. 95

target-segment is struck by a missile it will So, upon each downpull of the link-bar, rock its own supporting lever orlevers (and auxiliary latch-tooth 41d moves clockwisely only its own supporting lever or levers), abnormally to intersect the aforesaid arcu and yet at the same time operate rocker-arm ate path of travel of the four base-runners 46 thereby to rotate disk 41c and conse' 31. The result is that while latch 41 acts to 100 quently .abnormally open the four latches release the base-runner formerly halted i controlled thereby. These ends arehere actherebehind, latch-tooth 41d acts to intercept l complished in the following manner: As the lug 31e of ,the next-following base-run#` aforesaid,.rockerarm 46 (Figs. 2 and 3)is ner. When, thereafter, and as hereinafter fixedly mounted upon rock shaft 47. Each explained in said two paragraphs following, 105 of the target-segment supporting levers all latches are permitted to and do return (Figs. 7 and 8) carries offset from its hubto normal, the base-runner 31 which was portion a stud 47 "which coperates with an just previously halted by auxiliary tooth abutting stud 54 carried by rock shaft 47 4ld now passes beyond the latter to become of these studs, as 'shown best in Fig. 7, the again struck. The retractile spring 35 tends stud 54v associated with lever 52 being loto maintain rocker-arm`46 and rock-shaft 47 cated out of alinement with the other studs in` their normal positions. (See Figs. 3, 7

54 as shown in Figs. 7 and 8. llit will be seen and 8). And seven expansile springs 56 that upon a rocking of anyone of said target (one of :which is clearly disclosed in Fig. 3. 11.5 segment supportingvleve'rs, say upon a rockand each of which is coiled about a rod 57 ing of the lever 49, in an antilockwise diattached as best shown in Figs. 3, 7 and 8 rection (relatively of Fig. 8) about shaft' Vto' one of the targetsegment-supporting 47, due to the impinging of a missile against levers) serve to bring into .abutment each full lines in Fig. 8 will necessarily move to maintain the target-segments in their norwith the'lever 49 which carries it and said mal dispositions.

stud 47', by bearing against the stud 54v Of the levers 49, 49', 50, 50', 51, 51' and shown in full lines in said Fig. 8, will cause 52, each of the levers 49', 50', 51' and 52 is, a like anti-clockwise rotation of shaft 47 while each of the levers 49, 50 and 51 is not, 125

` suiicient .to depress rocker-arm f 46. Of provided with a pivoted spring-urged tooth course simultaneously with therocking of 58.' (See particularly Figs. 8 and 9.) lt lever 49, lever 49' will lrock 7) will thus be seen that at least one supporting Rocker arm 46 will thus 'operate lwith and lever for each of the target-segments is proa5 as a temporary extension of levers 49 and vided with such a tooth. 13o

(Figs. 7 and 8). There .are of course seven halted by latch 41 until a target segment is y110y say the segment 49a, the stud 47 shown in stud -54 and its associated stud 47', thereby 12o And next to describe the vrelationships and characteristics of dissimliar cams 49h, 50h, 51b and 52h, with one of Which cams each of said Ateeth 58 predeterminedly coperates. A'main driving shaftv59 is journaled Within a bearing 59a formed on the main frame (see Fig. 3); this shaft fixedly carrying a' sprocket 50'vvhichl drives a chain 51 (see Fig. 2) that passes over a sprocket 62 fixedly mounted upon a revoluble sleeve 24. Main driving shaft 59 fixedly` carries a beveled gear 54 adapted to mesh with la similar gear xedly carried by cam-shaft 65 that is loosely journaled Within blocks 65a rigidly suspended from tie-rods 19. It Will thus be seen that since the main driving shaft 59 is continuously rotating, thevvheel 23 is continuously rotating and also the cam-shaft 65 is continuously rotating a complete revolution of each, as the parts are noW designed, requiring the same interval of time. And yet, as an examination of the drawings Will disclose, to the eye of a spectator or contestant (provided a missile cast by him has not recently struck and displaced one of the target-segments). the fact of the continuous actuations just described is undiscovered.

The four cams adverted to in the preceding paragraph are loosely mounted upon cam-shaft as cam-shaft 65, and a plurality of spacing or friction-collars 56 are arranged on the said disclosed in Figs. 2 to 10. Camshaft 65' is provided With a longitudinally extending key-vvay,` and each of said collars carries a key-pin 56a, all ofthe key-pins cooperating With said key-Way. (See said Figs. 2 to 10.) collar 67 and an expansile spring 68 as best shown in Fig. 2. In Fig. 8, the four cams are most clearly disclosed-as they Would be located When normally arranged, that is,

l when each of the fourtteeth' 58 is in a latchengagement with its appropriate cam and is thus holding the latter fast against rotation, despite the preferably strong clutching action imparted to friction-collars 56 by means of the spring 68, a clutching action that` Would normally cause said cams to be rotated along With the continuously rotating camshaft 65.. As thus held fast (and noW- see Fig. 8), all the cam-fronts 491, 50M, 51bz and 52bz are arranged inline (each in engagement with its adjacent tooth 58) the cam-rear of cam 49b being located as indicated at 49h", the cam rear of cam 50b being located as indicated at 50?, lthe cam rear of cam 5lb being located as indicated at 511m, and the cam rear of cam 52b 'being located as indicated at 52h". It is therefore plain that the instant a target-segment is struck by a missile, thereby to cause its supporting lever or levers to rock on end-shaft'47 suiiiciently to permit friction tocarry past the thereby abnormally disposed tooth 58 the cam-front of the appropriate cam, the sald target-segrlhe cam-shaft ycarries a fixed' ment just-mentioned must remain in abnor- -mal location until the cam-shaft causes the cam-rear of said assoclated cani to pass beyond said tooth. While the said target-segment is thus abnormally depressed, the four latches 39, 38, 40 and 4l are by meansof rocker arm 46, maintained open. Thus (were those to be transported with said Wheel until such time, as subsequent to a closing of all of said latches by a return of the abnormallyvdepressed target-segment to its normal location as aforesaid, each ofsaid manikins is brought in abutmentwith one of the closed latches. 0n account of the aforementioned design of ment Will take placement of the one-base-hit ment 49a, after a manikin has ported a suiiicient distance to clear the particular latch against which it Was previously blockaded-and yet a distance not suhcient yto place, in the case of a distarget-segparts, ,not yet referred to blvlt'visiblefv in the drawings and immediaely to be de-` the respective cams, such an abut been transcarry said manikin beyond the latch next in l advance; in the case of the displacement of lthe tvvo-base-hit target-segment 50a, after a manikin has been transported a sufiicient distance to clear the latch against Which it Was previously blockaded and also the latch next-in-advance andvyet not a distance suffit cient to carry said manikin beyond the latch second-in-advance; in the case of a displacement of the three-base-hit targetsegment 51a, after a manikin has been transported a icc sufiicient distance to clear the latch against Which it Was previously blockaded and also the next tWo latches in advance thereof and yet` not a distance suiicient to carry said manikin beyond the thirdin-advance latch; and in the case of the home-run targetsegment 52a, a-fter a manikin. has been transported a suiicient distance to clear the latch against Which it vWas previously blockaded and also the three latches next in advance thereof and yet a distance not sufficient to carry said manikin beyond the fourth-inadvance latch. It Will also be clear that any ymanikin Which has been previously transported to lie in abutment against either of the latches 39, 38 and 40, Will not, after being transported to the home-plate latch 41, pass said home-plate latch no matter how long a struck target-segment is maintained disf placed, until one of said target-segments is again struck and displaced. 'For it is clear that the necessary opening of all the latches (by, means of rocker-arm 46)' Which takes place upon the striking of any target-segment, places av barrier, not only in the path of any manikin Which is being transported toward the home-plate latch but also in the path of any manikin or manikins in rear of messes that three manikins are on base and that coming the fourth manikin is restrained immovable by home-plate latch 41; now assume that a home-run hit is made; ll the thereupon a latches are opened and held open, the fourth manikin making a complete circuit of the bases and the said three on base manikins in ahead of said fourth manikin. These four manikins, then, will all pile up behind the abnormally disposed auxiliary tooth 41d (see Fig 5),-the main tooth of the home-run latch 41, upon said latch finally returning to normal location, becom'- ing established as a suitable barrier to prevent said four manikins from emergence from behind Wall-member 16. llt will also be obvious that the piled up manikins will be invisible, to spectator or contestant. 1n one sense, these piled up manikins may be said to be on the bench. and awaiting their turn at bat. 1t will be seen that, no matter whether none or one ormore of lsaid manikins be located `at a particular fbasepoint or at several base-points, a striking of any target segment will cause each manikin which is located in abutment against any one of the four latches to advance a number of bases equal to the base-quantitative value of the struck target-segment, and it will also thus be seen that one and manikin will ever, as'the result of depression of any target-segment, issue from behind wall-member 16.

It may be desirable, when a contestant ceases his efforts and another contestant desir'es to try his skill in a situation wherein the four manikins are on the bench, to clear the bases provided any manikins are on base. It has previously been vmentioned that the first-base, second-base and third-base latches 39, 38 and 40 are maintained as to relative rotation ii dly upon their supporting spindles, and that said three latches, while springeurged into the vertical plane through which travels the latch-coperant lug carried by each of the manikins, are longitudinally movable upon their spindles to Withdraw them from'said plane. As indicated in Fig. 3, a'cable 70 or the like is attached to each of the three latches 39, 38 and 40, these cables passing over an idler 71 and o ver any idler 72 to beonly one a single point 7 3. This single cable passes over an idler 74, which may be located a considerable distance in advance of the target-supporting structure, the single cable depending from said pulley 74 .and carrying terminal a finger-ring 75 located within easy reach of a spectator or contestant. It will be seen moving target' Vis in the present come unitedv into a single -cable as 'at ther that upon a downward pull upon fingerring 75 the three latches 39, 38 and 40 may be manually opened, thereby to permit the wheel 23 to clear the continuously rotating bases.

In order to render the contest more interesting, and perhaps more difficult, this invention also contemplates, in combination with the permanently located 'target which includes the four segments 49a, 50a, 51a and 52, the provision of a moving target which shall, preferably'l at regular intervals, be caused to travel from one visible point on the structure, say that point which may be termed the pitchers box 76 (see Figs. 1 and 3) to a point removed therefrom, say that point that may be termed the catchers position 7 7 (see said Figs. 1 and 3)-in the course of said travel to pass within predetermined proximity to said permanently located target and preferably in front of one or more segments of the latter. (See Fig. 3.) .It is also preferable that said moving target shall after each such travel retrace its path, and that the forward and reverse movements just-described shall alternate continuously-and at regular intervals. may be desirable, of course, so to design the parts that said moving target will predeterminedly halt or disappear for a predetermined interval ofV time at the conclusion of each of such alternate movements. This instance existent in the form of a representation 78 as the delineation of a base-ball carried by a preferably flexible traveling belt 79, Vconstructed of some suitable fabric such as` canvas or other perforable material. y

Belt 79 is preferably of a length, sufficient (as indicated in Fig. 3) to provide a large number of reserve sections to be maintained wound upon a reel 80 revolubly journale within a bracket 81 mounted upon a backwall 82, to the end that when the section 7 9 of said belt has been shot full of holes or otherwise weakened or injured, reserve sections may cause visible travels of a duplicate representation similar to the' representation 78. A

As best shown in Fig. 3, belt 79 passes from reel 80 over idlers 83,A thencepasses longitudinally through the interior of riving sleeve 24, thence passes through a slot 84 ad jacent the point 76 formed transversely of shield v25 (see Figsl and 3),thence over an idler 85, thence between target-segments 51a and 50a, thence over idlers 86, finally to have its free end connected to a cable 87 (see Figs. 2 and 3) adapted predeterminedly and alternately to be wound upon and unwound from a kdrum 88. The drum 88, and a pinion to which said drum is-iixedly attached, are loosely ounted upon a short shaft lixedly anchored in a boss formed on the mainframe 15, the free end of this shaft, as shown best in Fig. 3, being reduced for the support of an expansible spring 90. This spring, ade justably compressed between Washers 91, places a friction drag upon said drum and consequently upon pinion 89. A pinion 92 is revolubly mounted in a boss formed on two arcuate horizontally spaced faces,

A the main-frame 15, this pinionl meshing with pinion 89, but not completely overlapping the same horizontally. (See Fig. 3).

Fixedly mounted upon driving sleeve 24 (see F igs.` 2, 3 and 11) is a mount 93 having upon one face b eing fiXedly mounted a gearssegment 94 adapted to mesh with and rotate forwardly the pinion 89 during nearly the whole of one-half of each of the revolutions of sleeve 24, and upon the lother face being fixedly mounted a gear-segment 95 adapted to mesh with and rotate forwardly pinion 92 during nearly the whole remaining one-half of each of said reolutions of sleeve 24. The

diameter of drum 88 is preferably so designed that when pinion y89 is being forwardly rotated as aforesaid, a cable 87 is sufficiently wound upon the drum to-cause the section 7 9 of belt 79 to move endwisely a proper distance in the direction of the arrrow 79a (see Fig. 3) to advance the representation 7 8 from within the sleeve 24 to the location of said representation shown in Fig. 3, and that when pinion 92 is being rotated as aforesaid (thereby causing a reverse rotation of the intermeshed pinion 89), the cable 87 is sufficiently unwound from the drum to move endwisely said section 7 9b (see Fig. 3) to return the representation 78 to the interior of sleeve 24.

The spring 90, by means of placing a frictlon drag as aforesaid upon drum 88, prevents any over-motion of the latter at the be` Y ginning and termination of each meshing between a gear-segment and one of the pinions just-mentioned, thereby insuring against the possibilityof such a gear-segment and its pinion not coming promptly and predeterminedly into mes N o matter how-many reserve sections there may be at any time wound upon the reel 80, the section 7 9 of the belt 79 is always main- .tained taut by the following means: FiXedly 'attached to reel 8O for revolutiontherewith is a similar reel 96, around which is wound in the properl direction a cable 97. This cable after, passing over thel idlers 98, serves to suspend aweight 99,.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that while there are continuously rotating the main driving shaft 59, the cam-shaft 65 (maintaining cams 49", 50h, 51b and 52b in enforced readinessto hold open for a predetermined length of time aforesaid the latches 39, 38, 40 and 41 after a striking of a target-segment), the driving sleeve 24, and the wheel 23 and its associated clutch-ring 30 (in readiness at anyopening of said latches to pick up and frictionally carry one or more manikins 31") the representation 78 is being continuously pitched back and forth from the pitchers boX 76 to the catchers position 77 to travel transversely of the target-segments 49a, 50,` 51a, and 52a. These segments may be said to .be arranged in a home-plate location.

1n order to follow more closely the 'anal ogy between the task presented to a contestant by this embodiment, and the task presented to an actual is at the bat, itmay. be made a rule that unless said contestant succeeds in striking one of the target-segments 49a, 50a, 51a and 52@ during the period measured by the time required for the representation 78 to pass transversely of the circular space defined by t-he outer edge of Segment 49a, in the course of said representations passage from the pitchers box7 76 to the catchers position 77,-in other words, unless said contestant succeeds in striking one of said target-seg ments when the pitched ball is over the plate,a segment struck by his missile will not become displaced and the apparatus accordingly will giye, no indication of such a striking. In this connection, attention is called to a lock-,bar 100 (see Figs. 3 and 12). As bestl shown' in Fig. 12, said lock-bar has a dependent portion which is loosely sleeved about tie-rod 18, each of the terminal portions of said lock-bar resting on top of one of said, tie-rods 20 to maintain horizontal said lock-bar in all its adjustments. Lockbar 100 is normally maintained as shown in Fig. 3, by means of the retractile spring 101. 1n this position of the lock-bar, it will be seen that none of the target-segments may be displaced by a missile striking thereagainst. Attached to the rear portion of said'lockbar, as is also best shown in Fig. 3, is a cable 102. The upper end of said cable is attached to the lower terminus of a lever 103 which is pivotally mounted upon a horizontal shaft 104 supported by main-frame 15. The mount 93, which is as aforesaid instrumental for pitching back and forth the representation 7 8, carries a cam 104 (as best shown in Figs. 3 and 11). Now this cam is so designed and located on the mount 93 that at the instant when, during the pitch-l baseball player who cam 104 is so designed that that case, theItarget-segments 49,

the outerA edge of target-segment 49, the rear end 104b 103 and thereby permits spring 101 to return lock-bar 100 to its normally eective location. It may be, however, that the belt 79, and the parts associated therewith for its drive and control, should be desired to be dispensed with, and another means supplied i for indicating certain predetermined intervals of time during which one of the targetsegments 49, 50, 51 and 52 must be struck by a missile to cause a manikin or manilrins 21 to be advanced along the base-lines, or it may be that this means just referred to should be desired to be utilized in connection with the presence of said belt 79 and its associated parts. There is therefore provided upon driving sleeve 24 a iXedly carried and suitably insulatedring 105, carrying a segmental circuit-closer 105. The length of this circuit closer may of course be designedto suit. The functionj of the circuit-closer is predeterminedly to close a normally open circuit which includes the contacts 106, the wires 107, 108 and 109, Athe battery 110 and the light-bulb 111, the latter upon and during the closing of said circuit being adapted more intensely to illumi. nate the front of the structure. and the tar- 'get-segments 49, 50, 51 and 52.

Referring nowl particularly to Fig. 1 1t will be seen that were the back-ground 82, the belt 79, the wall-member 16, the portions 25 of shield 25, each p ainted a suitable color, as green, to the eye of the spectator located a customary distance in advance of the structure the horizontally spaced relations between said back-ground, said belt and said wall-member, and the Obliquity from the vertical of said belt, will not be apparent, and said back-ground, said shield,`

said Wall-member and said belt will appear as arranged in a single vertical pla-pg.

9 and 52 may be painted a suitable contrasting color, such as red; and the diagrammatic representation of the baseball ield may be established by painting the basepoint locations 35, 36 and 37 white and the base-lines 35 yellow. f

The operation ofthe machine is substantially as follows: Assume the case where the four base-runners31 are all collected to be hidden by wall-member 16 (Figs. 1

and 3)' and halted by thehome latch 41 (Figs. 2, 3 and 6). The term halted is used because otherwise the base-runners would be always frictionally transported to travel cloclrwisely (Fig. 1) of the shield 25 (Figs. 1 and 3), due to the fact that wheel 23 and its supported clutch-ring 30 (Fig. 3) are continuously revolving; for the wheel is fixedly mounted upon sleeve 24 (Fig. 3) which is operativelyconnected with driving shaft 59 by means of sprocket-chain 51 of said cam rides free of lever (Figs. 2 and 3). While the wheel 23 is thus always revolving (but behind shield 25 and hence invisibly), the base-ball representation 7 8 (Figs. 1 and 3), is being visibly pitched back and forth, alternately up and down the apparently vertical path defined by the visible length of belt 79 which crosses the plate (or target) as shown in Fig. 1; for during each revolution of driving shaft 59 (Figs. 2 and 3) the gear segments 94 and 95 take turns in engaging respectively with the pinions 89 and 92 to rotate first in one direction and then in the opposite direction vdrum 88,-the belt 79 being always maintained taut by the'weight 99 (Fig. 3) and being prevented from twisting by the fact that the slot 84 is located in shield 25, relatively of which shield the sleeve .24 is continuously rotating. r1`he mount 93 is continuously moving through a circular path the cam 104 (Figs. 3 and 11), so that during `a certain interval in each revolution of mount 93 and also during each downward vertical (Fig. 3) travel of representation 78, locking member 100 (Figs. 3 and 12) is moved to the left of its 'shown position in Fig.- 3, and against the spring 101, due to the coperation of said cam 104 with lever 103 (Figs. 3 and 11); thereby permitting the striking of a missile against any of the target-segments 49, 50, 51 and 52 (Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 8) so to depress the appropriate latch-tooth 58 (Figs. 8 and 2) that the appropriate one of the four cams 49, 50b 51b and 52b (Figs. 10, 8 and 2) is no longer locked against frictionally-urged rotation with cam-shaft 65. This cam-shaft is continuously revolving, due to the meshing of its bevel gear with the similar gear 55 of driving shaft 59. According to which of the target-segments was thus depressed, and consequently according to which of the four cams was thus' permitted to rotate with cam-shaft 65, the target-segment struck is for a characteristic length of time (Figs.

2 and 10) held so depressed (Fig. 8). 0f course meanwhile a return of the lever 103 (Figs. 3 and 11) to normal disposition will not permit the spring 101 (Fig. 3) to function to return locking 1ne1nber100 to normal until-the struck segment returns to normal after the particular cam then being permitted to revolve frictionally with, shaft 65 (Fig. S) has cleared thetooth 5S with which it was just previously engaged and again is at a predetermined location, say lwhen said representation is crossing the plate-, as distinguished from the striking of any other, maintains abnormally depressed for a different length of time not only that target-segment but also and simultaneously the common rocker-arm 46 (Figs. 2 and 3)'. Such a depression of the roCker-armalways opens the four latchesl 39, 38, and 40 (Figs. 1, 2 and 3) and also the latch 41 (Figs. 2, 3

and 6). If the segment 49 is struck (whose coperant cam 49b is the shortest of the four cams on cam-shaft 65, as shown in Figs. 8 and 10), all the latches, 39, 38, 40 and 41, are opened and one base-runner 31 emerges into view (Fig. 1) and is frictionally car- -ried'by the continuouslyV revolving wheel 23 (Fig. 3) toward the base-point 35 (Fig. 1) all the latches closing in time, due to the action of the spring 35` (Fig. 2) after the 'predetermined revolution of cam 49b (Figs.

8 and'lO), to cause a halting of this one base-runner by the latch 39, (Fig. 2). .The auxiliary latch-tooth 41r1 (Figs. 6 and 2) prevents, as aforesaid, more than one baserunner 31 passing beyond latch-tooth 41 upon each striking of a target-segment. If the segment 49a is struck a second `time, all the latches 39, 38, and 41 will open as before, on'e more base-runner will emerge and advance toward latch 39, and the previous .base-runner will advance toward the latch 38, and again all latches will close inl time to give merely to the.batting and the then on-base base-runners 31a one-base advance apiece. The cams 50b 51b and 52b are so designed that upon the striking of asegment 50, 51a or 52a, respectively, all the latches 39, 38, 40 and 41 will so long be held open that the batting and the then on base base-runners or base-runners 31 will simultaneously each advance either two bases three bases or four bases. 7

Referring now particularly to Figs. 13, 14, 15 and 16, there is4 disclosed an adaptation ofthe present embodiment so designed as to cause the more important travels of manikins 31 to be in straight paths, rather than in arcuate paths. There is shown as being present a main-frame 115, said mainframe serving as a support for the driving sleeve 24, and for the latch 39, its arm 39", the latch 38, its arm 38", the latch y40, its segment 40, the latch 41, and its disk 41. The links 42, 43 and 44, and the link-bar 45, are present` as shown. Tracker-member 21 is absent, the wheel 23 being lixedlyl carried by sleeve 24 and having associated therewith, as described in connection with the disclosure of Figs. 1to 12 inclusive, the clutch-ring 30. Instead of providing a circular shield 25, there is here present a substantially diamond-shaped shield 112. This shield 112 is in any suitable manner supported by convenient parts of the structure wherebyduring the revolutions of wheel 23 said shield remains stationary. The front face of the shield (the rear face thereof being disclosed in Fig. 13) may carry its' base-points 35,136 and 37, and its baselines 35, as indicated in broken lines. Ity will be understood of course that preferably a wall-member similar to wall-member 16 is associated with this adaptation of the e1nbodiment, thereby to overlap the lower portion of the shield. Wheel 23 and clutch-ring 30 here serve likewise to frictionally transport, when permitted thus to function by a predetermined opening of the latches 39, 38, 40 and 41, one or more of the manikins 31. The spindle 31b of each of these manikins is horizontally journaled within a sleeve 113 iXedly mounted upon one terminus of a rod 114. Each rod114 is reciprocable longitudinally of a sleeve 31f carried integrally by a post 31g which is in turn integrally car ried' by friction-member 31h-this friction member 31l1 being similar to the friction member sho-Wn in Fig. 4 as forming a part of the support 31.` Each rod 114 is also preferably keyed within sleeve 31f. An eX- pansible spring is coiled about each rod, serving to cause the sleeve 113 always to hug the edge of shield 112 and thereby always to y cause any traveling manikin 31 to travel parallel with the base-lines. In order that the auxiliary tooth 41d of latch 41 may always function, since the disk 41 is also provided, not only with the disclosed latch 41, but with an auxiliary latch 41d as shown in Figs. 2 and 6, each sleeve 3lf` also carries a tail block or spacer member 31m.y L

It will thus be clear that there isdisclosed as the broad basis of this invention, a shooting gallery or game of skill comprising fundamentally the novel combination, of, first, a diagram constructed substantially in accordance with a known athletic contest, second, a single means or a plurality of means for arbitrarily recording the efforts of a person testing his skill in connection therewith; and, third, a single means or a plurality of means automatically operable fo-r graphi= cally recording such effort in accordance with any set vof governing rules adopted preferably by means of characteristic reproductions of the actual factorial movements which would take place in an actual contest.

in a limiting sense. It'is also to be understood that the language used in the following claims is intended to cover all the generic and specific features of the invention Licence l z I herein described and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

l. In an apparatus of the class described, in combination, means carrying characteristic indicia suggestive of a contest; targetmeans; lmeans adapted to indicate movements and positions cfa factor in such contest; and means adapted to be actuated by a displacement of said target-means due to the striking of a missile thereagainst thereby to actuate said indicating means; said target-means including 'a plurality of elements the striking of one element whereof being adapted to cause said indicating means to give a predetermined indication and Vthe striking of another whereof` being adapted to cause said indicating means to give another predetermined indication.

2. ln an apparatus of the class described, in combination, means carrying characteristic indicia suggestive of a contest; targetmeans; means' adapted to indicate movements and positions of a factor in suchcontest; driving means for actuating saidindicating means; a controlling latch normally preventing said driving means from actuating said indicating means and a means adapted to move said latch to -permit said driving means to actuate said indicating means upon the striking of a missile against' said target-means.

3. ln an apparatus of the class described, in combination, means carrying characteristic indicia suggestive of a contest; targetmeans; means adapted to indicate movements and positions of a factor in such contest; driving means for actuating said indicating means; a controlling means'normally preventing said driving means from actuating said indicating means but adapted to permit said driving means to actuate said indicating means upon the striking of a missile against said target-means, said targetmeans including a plurality of elements the striking of one element whereof being adapted to permit said indicating means to be actuated to give a predetermined indication and the striking of another whereof being adapted to permit lsaid indicating means to be actuated to give another predetermined indication.

d. in an apparatus of the class described, in combination, means carrying characteristic indicia suggestive of a contest; targetmeans; means adapted to indicate movements and positions of a factor in such contest; driving means for actuating said indicating-means; a controlling means normally preventing said driving means from actuating said indicating means but adapted to permit x said y driving means to actuate said indicating means upon the strilzing of a missile against said target, means including a plurality of concentric segments the striking of one segment whereof being adapted to permit said indicating means t0 be actuated to give a predetermined indication and the strikingv of another whereof being adapted to per- 70 mit said indicating means to be actuated to give another predeterminedindication.

5. In an apparatus of thecla'ss described, in combination, means carrying char-acteristic indicia suggestive of a contest; target- -7 5 .means;

means adapted to indicate move- 'ments and positions of a factor in such contest; driving means for actuating said indicating means; a controlling means normally preventing said driving means from actuat- 8@ ing said indicating means but adapted to permit said driving means to aetuate said indicating means upon the striking of a missile against said target-means, said tarvwget-means includingy a plurality of concen- 8 another whereof being adapted to permit a@ said indicating means to be actuated to give another predetermined indication; said segments being perma `ently located `at a signiicant location.

6. in an apparatus ef the class described, sa

in combination, means carrying character-- istie indicia suggestive of a contest; targetmeans; means adapted to indicate movements and positionsy of a factor in such contest; driving means for actuating said indicating means; a controlling means normally preventing said driving means from actuat ing said indicating means but adapted to permit said driving means to actuate said indicating means upon the striking of a missile against said target-means, said targetmeans including a plurality .of concentric segments the striking of one segment whereof being adapted to permit said indicating means to be actuated to give a predetermined indication andthe striking of another whereof being adapted to permit said indicating means to be actuated to give another predetermined indication; said segments being permanently located at a signiaia cant location relatively of the location of said indicia. y l

'l'. ln an apparatus of the class described,

in combination, means carrying characteristic indicia suggestive of a contest; target- 112e means; means adapted to indicate movements and positions of a factor in such contest; means adapted to be actuated by a displacement of said target-means due to the striking of a missile thereagainst thereby to ist 'idd Ill@

8. In an apparatus of the class described,

in combination, means carrying characteristic indicia suggestive of a contest; targetmeans; means adapted to, indicate movements and positions of a factor in such contest; means adapted to be actuated by a displacement of said target-means due to the 'striking of a missile thereagainst thereby to actuate said indicating means; an indication adapted ,to signal a predetermined interval of time; kand. means adapted to predisplacement. 'of said target-means except during said interval; said indication including a traveling signal and a fixedly located signal adapted to illuminate said indicia more intenselyl than usual.

10. In anapparatus of the class described, in combination, means carrying characteristic indicia suggestive of a contest; targetmeans; means adapted' to indicate movements and positionsof ax factor in such contest; means adapted to be actuated by a displacement of said target-means due to the striking of a missile'thereagainst thereby to actuate said indicating means; an indicationl adapted to signal a predetermined interval of- ;'.time; and/means adapted to prevent a .displacement of said target-means except r,during said interval; said indication including a traveling 'signal and driving means therefor;

11.l in an apparatus of the class described', in combination, means carrying characteristic indicia, suggestive of a contest; target means; .means adapted to indicate movements and positions of a factor in such contest; and means adapted to be actuated Qby a displacement of said target-means due to the striking of a missile thereagainst thereby to actuate said indicating means; an indication adapted to signal a predetermined interval vof time; and means adapted to prevent a displacement of said target-'means except during said interval; said indication including a traveling signal and drivingmeans therefor and saidzsignal being adapted to represent a factor in saidvcontest.

12. In an apparatus of the class described, A

in combination, means carrying character-l istic indlcia suggestlve of a contest; targetmeans; means adaptedl to indicate movements and positions of a factor in such contest; means adapted to be lactuated by a displacement of `said target-means due to the striking of a missile thereagainst thereby to actuate said indicating means; an indication adapted to signal av predetermined interval of time; and means adapted to prevent a displacement of said target-means except during said interval; said indication including a traveling vsignal and driving meanstherefor and said signal being adapt placement of said target-means due to the striking of a missile `thereagainst thereby to actuate said indicating means; anindication adapted to signal a redetermined interval of time; and means a apted to prevent a displacement of said target-means except duri-ng said interval; said indication including a traveling signal and driving means therefor and said signal being adapted to represent a "factor in said contest, the travel of said signal being back and vforth over .a xed path and the interval aforesaid being measured by the time required for said signal to travel over a predetermined space in said path.

14. in an apparatus ofthe class described, in combination, means carrying characteristic indicia suggestive of a contest; targetmeans; means adapted "to indicate movements andpositions of a factor in such contest; means adapted to be actuated by a displacement ofsaidvtargetmeans due to the striking of a missile thereagainst' thereby to actuate said indicating means; an indication adapted to signal a predetermined interval of time; and means adapted to prevent a displacement of said target-means except during said interval; said indication including a traveling 'signal and driving means therefor and said signal being adapted to represent a factor in said contest, the travel' of said signal being back and forth over a xed path and the interval aforesaid being measured by the time required for said signal` to travel over a predetermined space in said tion. v 15. In an apparatus of the class described, 1n combination, means carrying characteristic indicia suggestive of a contest; targetpath and in a predetermined direcmeans; means adapted to indicate move-vA ments and positions of a factor in such contest; means adapted to be actuated by a displacement of. said target-means due tothe striking of a missile thereagainst there- Licence by to actuatesaid indicating means; an indication adapted to signal a predetermined interval of time; and means adapted to prevent a displacement of said target-means except during said interval; said indication including a traveling signal and driving means therefor and said signal being adapted to represent .a factor in said contest, the

travel of said signal being back and forth' over a fixed path and the interval aforesaid being measured by the time required for said signal to travel over a predeter- CHARLES HORTON. AUGUSTUS M. HENRY.

In the presence of# GEORGE F. MATTUCK, Jas. P. WARD. 

